June 11, 2019 – 3rd Boston Area Drosophila Meeting | Brown University
Local Organizers
Dr. Karla Kaun (Asst. Prof. of Neuroscience, Brown)
Dr. Erica Larschan (Asst. Prof. of Biology, Brown)
Nate Snell (Grad. Student, Barnea Lab, Brown)
Jackie Howell (Grad. Student, Tatar & Kaun Labs, Brown)
Mukulika Ray (Grad. Student, Larschan Lab, Brown)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Avital Rodal
Associate Professor of Biology
Brandeis University
AGENDA
Downloadable Agenda (with abstracts)
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Microtubules stabilize intercellular contractile force transmission during ventral furrow formation Clint Ko, Martin Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – microRNA dependent regulatory switch that controls immune responses by regulating stem cell fate in the gut Pushpa Verma, Van Vacter Lab, Harvard University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Dissecting the sharp response of a canonical developmental enhancer reveals multiple sources of cooperativity Jeehae Park, DePace Lab, Harvard Medical School – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] KO or OK?: A computational method to uncover regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors during development Ashley Conard, Larschan Lab, Brown University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] A myotubularin-related phosphatase that regulates autophagic flux Elizabeth Allen, Baehrecke Lab, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | BREAK |
| 10:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Drosophila DEG/ENaCs Expressed in Neurons and Muscle Impact Synaptic Transmission and Behavior Alexis Hill, Assistant Professor, College of the Holy Cross – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A conserved role for the N-glycosylation pathway in sleep and seizures Brittany Leger, Walker Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Early integration of multimodal chemosensory stimuli in the Drosophila larva Jess Kanwal, Samuel Lab, Harvard University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Behavioral features of alcohol reinforcement in Drosophila Jamie Catalano, Kaun Lab, Brown University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Identifying hygrotaxis circuit elements in Drosophila Tatevik Sarkissian, Garrity Lab, Brandeis University |
| 12:00 PM – 1:25 PM | LUNCH Discussion Groups Apoptosis and Neurodegeneration Cell Signaling and Development Neurobiology and Behavior Transcription and Epigenetics |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Vitamin A deprivation as a novel approach to identify neuroprotective molecules Jens Rister, Principal Investigator, University of Massachusetts – Boston – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Killing time: Decoupling developmental apoptosis and neuroblast proliferation in Drosophila Katherine Harding, White Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Generation of neuronal diversity in the Drosophila optic lobes through development and evolution Nikos Konstantinides, Desplan Lab, New York University – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Structure-function analysis of β-arrestin Kurtz reveals a critical role of receptor interactions in downregulation of GPCR signaling in vivo Fei Chai, Veraksa Lab, University of Massachusetts – Boston – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] Pigment dispersing factor (PDF) signaling: A novel pathway for memory regulation by the circadian clock Johanna Flyer-Adams, Griffith Lab, Brandeis University |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | BREAK |
| 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM | Glial α-synuclein promotes neurodegeneration characterized by a distinct transcriptional program in vivo Abby Olson, Feany Lab, Brigham & Women’s Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Regulation of endosomal Microautophagy in Drosophila Ana Mesquita, Jenny Lab, Albert Einstein College of Medicine – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors as Potential Therapeutics for MEGF10 Myopathy Isabelle Draper, Principal Investigator, Tufts Medical Center – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A new GFP-tagged cell line resource from the DRSC Stephanie Mohr, Perrimon Lab / DRSC, Harvard Medical School – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – [Lightning] – FlyBase Updates Victoria Jenkins, FlyBase, Harvard University |
| 3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | BREAK |
| 4:05 PM – 5:15 PM | KEYNOTE – Routing and remodeling membranes at the synapse Avital Rodal, Brandeis University |
| 5:15 PM | Dinner out in Providence |
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June 06, 2018 – 2nd Boston Area Drosophila Meeting | Harvard Medical School
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michael Rosbash
Peter Gruber Endowed Chair in Neuroscience, Professor of Biology | Brandeis University
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Nobel Laureate – Physiology or Medicine (2017)
AGENDA
| 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | NKT is required in the mushroom body for night sleep regulation. Lauren Crowe, R. Jackson Lab, Tufts University |
| 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Does the fly larva get hungry? How internal state affects olfactory preference. Katrin Vogt, A. Samuel lab, Harvard University |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Kinetochore proteins have a post-mitotic function in Drosophila neurodevelopment. Guoli Zhao, T. Schwarz Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Isoform-selective genome editing revealed expression and nociceptive function of Drosophila TrpA1 channel. Yang Xiang, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Mapping neural circuits for alcohol reward in Drosophila. Kristin Scaplen, K. Kaun Lab, Brown University |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Plasma membrane localization of apoptotic caspases for non-apoptotic functions. Alla Amcheslavsky, A. Bergmann Lab, University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Mispositioned nuclei: Distinct mechanisms drive similar phenotypes. Mary Ann Collins, Folker Lab, Boston College |
| 11:15 AM – 11:20 AM | [Lightning Talk] Restriction of apoptosis in Drosophila neuroblasts. Katherine Harding, K. White Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School |
| 11:20 AM – 11:25 AM | [Lightning Talk] The role of Hippo signaling in epithelial cell fate determination. Heya Zhao, A. Veraksa Lab, University of Massachusetts, Boston |
| 11:25 AM – 11:30 AM | [Lightning Talk] Gene expression analysis in the developing ovary. Shreeharsha Tarikere, C. Extavour Lab, Harvard University |
| 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | LUNCH – Discussion Groups (NRB Cafeteria) • Chromatin/DNA repair – Mitzi Kuroda • Tools/Techniques/Disease models – Michele Markstein • Neurobiology – Troy Littleton • Cell death/apoptosis – Kristin White |
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Protein-protein interactions that modulate Polycomb function. Hyuckjoon Kang, M. Kuroda Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Mechanotransduction via the LINC complex regulates DNA replication and chromosome organization in myonuclei. Shuoshuo Wang, T. Lionnet lab, New York University |
| 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | BAD romance: enrichment of a fly dosage compensation GAGA motif in the human X chromosome. Edridge D’Souza, M. Markstein lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | FlyBase 2018: new look, new features. Gil dos Santos, FlyBase, Harvard University |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Regulation of endosomal microautophagy by cellular stress in Drosophila. Ana Mesquita, A. Jenny Lab, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Disco modulates apoptosis and hyperplasia downstream of the Notch-JNK signaling axis. Diana Ho, S. Artavanis-Tsakonas Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Proteomics of protein trafficking by in vivo tissue-specific labeling. Ilia Droujinine, N. Perrimon Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 2:45 PM – 2:50 PM | [Lightning Talk] Trans inter-homolog pairing in haplotype-resolved genomes. Jelena Erceg, T. Wu Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 2:50 PM – 2:55 PM | [Lightning Talk] Probabilistic Modeling of Drosophila Sleep Reveals Mechanisms Regulating Sleep Duration and Structure. Timothy Wiggin, L. Griffith Lab, Brandeis University |
| 2:55 PM – 3:00 PM | [Lightning Talk] TRiP CRISPR fly stock update. J. Zirin, DRSC/TRiP-FGR, Harvard Medical School |
| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Michael Rosbash, Brandeis University Introduction by Stephanie Mohr, Harvard Medical School |
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September 2016 – Boston Area Drosophila Meeting | University of Massachusetts Boston
AGENDA
Talks: Campus Center Ballroom (3rd Floor, Ballroom C)
Movie: University Hall, Room 2300
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Resistance is Futile: Using the Fly to Overcome Stem Cell Drug Resistance Michele Markstein, UMass Amherst |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | A new role of E2F in endocycling fatbody cells Ana Guarner Peralta, N. Dyson Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Ionotropic Receptors mediate detection of humidity Zach Knecht, Paul Garrity Lab, Brandeis University |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | fs(1)h dependent neuroblast apoptosis Antoine Borensztejn, K. White Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Interaction of neurodegenerative APP and HTT proteins during axon growth via the proto-oncogene ABL Lee Fradkin, UMass Medical School |
| 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Interaction between transcriptional co-activators and PRC1 on developmental genes Hyuckjoon Kang, M. Kuroda Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Serotonergic activity controls sleep architecture in Drosophila Chang Liu, L. Griffith Lab, Brandeis University |
| 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM | Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM | Mechanisms of myonuclear movement Torrey Mandigo, E. Folker Lab, Boston College |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Functional genomics and bioinformatics resources at the HMS DRSC & TRiP Stephanie Mohr, Harvard Medical School |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Optogenetic pacing in Drosophila melanogaster Airong Li, Harvard Medical School |
| 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM | A new toolbox for the fly Sciara – a new/old model system Susan Gerbi, Brown University |
| 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | An optimized approach for CRISPR/Cas9-based transcriptional activation in vivo Ben Ewen-Campen, N. Perrimon Lab, Harvard Medical School |
| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Walk to University Hall, Room 2300 |
| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Introduction and screening of “The Fly Room” |
